Some might remember previous year's Goals for the Summer list, of which I neglected to update (TheDaughter did learn to play chess, btw), or TheDaughter's list from last year, which she pretty much forgot about, but this year I'm going to make more of an effort to document AKA blog what we do. That way there is a record of all the memories we are making, because honestly, I haven't touched the kid's baby books in a loooooong time.
So, here are some Summer Activity Ideas and as we do these activities, I'll blog them and link up the posts. Or that's the plan anyway.
Have kids fill out a Summer Wish List and then try to accomplish one thing from each child's list.
Participate in the Summer Reading Program at the local public library
Go to the:
Zoo
Aquarium
Children's Museum
Science Museum
Art Museum
Beach
Playground
Drive Inn
Go:
camping
fishing
boating
swimming
hiking
birding
roller skating
ice skating
Watch movies and do extension activities
Cars 2
Tangled
Bee Movie
How to Train Your Dragon
Madagascar
Finding Nemo
Attempt Extreme Couponing and succeed at it
Play in the rain
Run through the sprinklers
Celebrate Birth Days
Blow bubbles
Play with playdoh
Journal every day
Learn how to use the MacBook
Grill out
Make smores
Star gaze
Paint
Spring (summer?) clean
Organize & Declutter
Donate
Create something
Pay off house
Have a picnic
Build a sandcastle
Start a bug collection
Start a plant collection
Perform Guerrilla Art
Volunteer
- at a recycling center
- at a nursing home
- at a soup kitchen or food bank
Plant a garden
Plant flowers
Have a water balloon fight
Take flying lessons
Go to camp
- gymnastics
- horse riding
- show choir
- cheerleading
- soccer
- tennis
Learn a new sport
-golf
-rowing
-fencing
See a play
Go to a concert
Run in a 5k
Hula Hoop
Play hopscotch
Jump rope
Play games at Chuck E Cheese
Have a candelight dinner
Try a new food
Play board games
- chess
- clue
- scrabble
- yahtzee
- monopoly
- bananagrams
- chutes and ladders
- candyland
- operation
- twister
- trouble
- memory
- hi ho cherrio
- connect 4
- battleship
- bingo
Shoot fireworks
Attend a fireworks show
Make sun tea
Eat a Popsicle
Make a pillow case dress
Go to a yard sale
Catch fireflys
Swim by moon light
Enjoy the summer
Potty train all kids of age (please god let them be out of diapers by high school)
And if you are anything like our family, make a gazillion trips to the doctor and at least one trip to the ER (which we've already done OMG!).
3 comments:
they are all brilliant ideas except for the ER, I will avoid that one at all costs.
Sounds like you'll have a great summer!
Cars 2 was awesome! Saw it last night in the theater! My RAD/ADHD/BiPolar/Manic dude was so captivated he sat relatively still through the whole thing.
I can help you with the extreme couponing if you'd like...at least by setting you up with some of my favorite coupon websites. Send me an email if you're interested...sanitysrchr at gma*l dot com.
Smores. We tried to make some earlier this summer with my kiddos. I made the mistake of allowing my oldest to run in to get the mellows. BIG mistake. BIG! She bought the new Ultra Jumbo Mellows. They just don't melt right, nor do they smoosh right. They now have "Smore friendly" mellows out, though I haven't tried 'em.
Oh, yes, please do avoid that one. The ER is NOT a fun activity, summer or not. TheDaughter cut her finger almost to the bone opening a can of dog food. Now it's a Mom Job. Like I needed another one. Ugh
Tara, I emailed you already and am excited to have a Coupon Sister! Wait, I like alliteration. Can we be Coupon Cousins instead?
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